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Light from heaven discovering the fountain opened. Angels acclamations. Churches riches. Rich poverty. In…Light from heaven discovering the fountaine opened. Angels acclamations. Churches riches. Rich povertie. In…
Light from heaven discovering the fountain opened. Angels acclamations. Churches riches. Rich poverty. In four treatises. By the late learned and reverend divine, Rich. Sibs, Doctor in Divinity, Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher at Gray's-Inn. Published according to the authors own appointment, subscribed with his hand; to prevent imperfect copies.Light from heaven discovering the fountaine opened. Angels acclamations. Churches riches. Rich povertie. In foure treatises. By the late learned and reverend divine, Rich. Sibs, Doctor in Divinitie, Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher at Grayes-Inne. Published according to the authors owne appointment, subscribed with his hand; to prevent imperfect copies.
London: printed by E. Purslow and Richard Badger for N. Bourne, 1638
THE RICH POVERTY: OR, The Poor-mans Riches.THE RICH POVERTY: OR, The Poore-mans Riches.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The poverty before we are in the state of grace,1 is, when God by his Spirit, together with this word and work of correction, doth open the eyes of our souls to see what we are by nature, what we are in our selves. It is a work of Gods convincing Spirit to give us a true view into our own ⟨p. 108⟩condition, and with the sight to work a sense, and •rom a sight, and sense, and through conviction, comes a wondrous abasement, and a desire to be otherwise then we are. There is some hope in spiritual poverty in Gods children before their conversion, which stirs them up to look upon Christ, and to the mercy of God in Christ: and this stirs •hem up to beg, and to use all means, and at length God is gracious, and answers all the desires of their souls. This is before they were in grace: for before a Christian is a sound Christian, he must be driven out of himself. Naturally we are prone to cleave to something, either out of our selves, or in our selves; and we must be fired out by a sight and sense of the misery we are in.
The poverty before we are in the state of grace,1 is, when God by his Spirit, together with this word and worke of correction, doth open the eyes of our soules to see what we are by nature, what we are in our selues. It is a worke of Gods convincing Spirit to give us a true view into our owne ⟨p. 108⟩condi•ion, and with the sight to worke a sense, and •rom a sight, and sense, and thorow conviction, comes a wondrous abasement, and a desire to be otherwise then we are. There is some hope in spirituall poverty in Gods children before their conversion, which stirs them up to look upon Christ, and to the mercy of God in Christ: and this stirs •hem up to begge, and to use all meanes, and at length God is gracious, and answers all the desires of their soules. This is before they were in grace: for before a Christian is a sound Christian, hee must be driven out of himselfe. Naturally we are prone to cleave to something, either out of our selves, or in our selves; and we must be fired out by a sight and sense of the misery we are in.